1. Fifth Grade Battle of the Books

2. 1…does the main character think of a name for a new club while he’s eating alphabet soup?

3. 1. ANSWER: The Twinkie Squad by Gordon Korman

4. 2…does someone crush 10 pieces of chocolate in a box that a lady received as a gift?

5. 2. ANSWER: Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech

6. 3…is there a main character whose bed contains wood shaving used as a mattress?

7. 3. ANSWER: I Was a Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville

8. 4…does a school gym have a banner that says, “It takes a little more to be champion”?

9. 4. ANSWER: There’s a Girl in my Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli

10. 5…is there a housekeeper named Mrs. Macready, who’s not fond of children?

11. 5. ANSWER: The Lion, the Witch and the Warlock by C.S. Lewish

12. 6…does a character’s mother demonstrate how to make Ukrainian Easter Eggs?

13. 6. ANSWER: Smart Dog by VivanVandeVelde

14. 7…do children find out who lives in a house by checking the name on the envelop in the mailbox?

15. 7. ANSWER: Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley

16. 8…do some students become “petrified”?

17. 8. ANSWER: Harry Potter and the Camber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

18. 9…does the mother of a family on vacation, fall and break her ankle”?

19. 9. ANSWER: Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehert

20. 10…does a principal’s office resemble a trophy shop?

21. 10. ANSWER: S.O.R. Loser by AVI

22. 11…does a boy pull a prank that injures his neighbor?”

23. 11. ANSWER: Doing Time Online by Jan Siebold

24. 12…save for Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade?

25. 12. ANSWER: Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade by BartheDeClements

26. 13…is an Apache boy saved by an African American Family?

27. 13. ANSWER: Run Away Home by Patricia C. McKissack

28. 14…does the main character parrot-sit?

29. 14. ANSWER: Tarot Says Beware by Betsy Byars

30. 15….do students get the “stranger danger” lecture from 3 different people?

31. 15. ANSWER: Smart Dog by Vivian VandeVelde

32. 16…does a bodyguard accompany a character?

33. 16. ANSWER: I Was a Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville

34. 17…do a girl and her younger brother run away to a museum?

35. 17. ANSWER: From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburgh

36. 18…is the washerwoman the hero of the main character and her little sister?

37. 18. ANSWER: There’s a Girl in My Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli

38. 19….do mice chew through some ropes to free another character in the book?

39. 19. ANSWER: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

40. 20…does the main character only go to school for three months each year?

41. 20. ANSWER: Run Away Home by Patrick C. McKissack

42. 21…does a character’s grandparents service Chinese food for dinner in pretty bowls on linen place mats?

43. 21. ANSWER: The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley

44. 22…does a mean boy throw a rock through another boy’s bedroom window?

45. 22. ANSWER: Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech

46. 23…does the book club money disappear?

47. 23. ANSWER: Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade by BartheDeClements

48. 24…does a 12 year old boy stay on an island with his partially paralyzed younger sister?

49. 24. ANSWER: Earthquake Terror, by Peg Kehert

50. 25…is a diary stolen by a huge serpent-like creature?

51. 25. ANSWER: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

52. 26…are juvenile offenders connected with nursing home residents?

53. 26. ANSWER: Doing Time Online

54. 27…is a fortune teller found dead under a table?

55. 27. ANSWER: Tarot Says Beware by Betsy Byars